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'''a / Oral communication'''

* The candidate must demonstrate the skill of being able to carry out an oral interaction – on given topics and in areas of interest specified for the given level – and also of being able to express their views with ease in the form of a [[monologue]].

* Candidates are interviewed in pairs (or in threesgroups of three if there is an odd number of candidates). The performance of the candidates is assessed by two examiners who give their assessment independently.

* The test begins with the so-called introduction, a warm-up which takes about 3–5 minutes. The main purpose of this part of the exam is to create a relaxed atmosphere and to get the candidates settled into the exam situation. This part is not assessed.

* In the first and already assessed task, which takes about 5–8 minutes, the two candidates are to have a conversation on a given topic. The examiner begins the task and provides guiding questions to facilitate the conversation between the examinees.

* In the second and also assessed task, which also takes 5–8 minutes, the candidates express their thoughts – in the form of a monologue – about a montage. Should it be necessary, the examiner may help the candidate in his speech with some questions.

The "Oral communication" subtest is evaluated according to the following five criteria:

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| a) Formal accuracy (morphology and [[syntax]]) || 0–5 points

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|b) Oral accuracy ([[pronunciation]], prosody, and [[fluency]]) || 0–5 points

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|c) Vocabulary (range and fluency) || 0–5 points

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| d) Style (pragmatic and [[sociolinguistic]] aspects) || 0–5 points

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| e) Communicative effectiveness (task completion) || 0–5 points

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'''b / Listening comprehension'''

Candidates must demonstrate their ability to understand semi -authentic and authentic audio recordings that fulfillfulfil the requirements of the given level. The candidates listen to each of the two recordings twice. The listening comprehension test consists of two different types of tasks (e.g.: matching, multiple-choice questions, table filling/putting an X to where it is appropriate, sentence completion, short answers, etc.) with 10 items each.

== Written test ==

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| a) Formal accuracy (morphology and syntax) || 0–5 points

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| b) Written accuracy (text structuring and [[orthography]]) || 0–5 points

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| c) Vocabulary (range and fluency) || 0–5 points

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'''b / Reading comprehension'''

Candidates must demonstrate their ability to comprehend general texts at the given exam level and their ability to solve two different types of reading comprehension tasks without using a dictionary. The reading comprehension test consists of two different types of tasks (e.g.: matching, banked gap-filling, multiple -choice questions, short answer, table filling/putting an X to where it is appropriate, sentence completion, etc.) with 10 items each.

===Test format ===

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== Evaluation of the tests ==

At the ECL exam, a maximum of 25 points can be given for each skill. The oral part is passed if the candidate reaches a minimum of 40% in both the skills of "oral communication" and "listening" tasks and achieves an average score of 60% overall. The written part is passed if the candidate reaches a minimum of 40% in both the skills of "written communication" and "reading comprehension" and achieves an average score of 60% overall. The complex test is successfully passed if the candidate has passed both parts of the examination as described above.

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When only one of the examination parts is passed the candidate gets a certificate of the passed oral or written part exam.

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